About the Role
Professor in Creative Technology
Creative Technology (CreaTech) is where creativity meets technology, combining creative practice with emerging tools to forge new experiences, products, and ways of engaging the world. Warwick CreaTech builds on a history of excellence and innovation to bring people and technology together in shaping a better future. Join us to help define the next generation of creative technologies and become part of a community where creativity meets purpose. Contribute to our wide-ranging research and education portfolio spanning creative computing, interactive and immersive systems, AI-enabled creative production, and the design of future digital experiences.
About You
With a passion and genuine desire to make a difference, you will provide visionary academic leadership to pioneer a new area of research and education, working with a range of industrial partners and collaborators. The activity will focus on the development of research themes around innovation at the nexus of Creative Technologies and Advanced Manufacturing, Human Creativity and AI, Art and Science. The post holder will be expected to engage with Warwick’s existing academic, industrial and organisational collaborators as well as establishing new partnerships regionally, nationally and globally.
Funding and Grant Conditions
The role is supported with a grant. To satisfy the grant conditions, the successful candidate must be recruited internationally and must not have been a UK resident for 24 months before the Grant Start Date of 1st October 2025, nor currently employed by any UK organisations or their overseas campuses. Therefore, the appointed candidate will be sponsored by the University under a Skilled Worker Visa.
Department
Work will be undertaken across the Faculty of Arts and Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG). The Faculty of Arts brings together a wide range of humanities and creative disciplines—including English, History, Classics, Modern Languages, Film & TV, and Creative Arts—fostering interdisciplinary teaching and world-class research. Students benefit from vibrant programmes, specialist facilities and links to cultural events at Warwick’s Arts Centre. WMG is the largest department at the University of Warwick, employing around 800 people and partners with over 700 organisations.
Benefits
* 30 days of paid annual leave, 4 shut-down days at Christmas, and 8 bank holidays
* Staff training
* Free eye care vouchers
* Discounted private healthcare and cash plans
* Discounts at Warwick Arts Centre and Warwick Sport Membership
* Access to Employee Assistance Programme, a support network 24/7
How to Apply
Apply below by submitting a cover letter, CV and referee details in Word Document format or via email to enquiries@searchhigher.com. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role; please submit your application as early as possible.
Interviews will be held on the University of Warwick campus on Wednesday 25th February 2026 and Monday 2nd March 2026. Please specify your availability in your application. Candidates invited to interview will have travel arranged and paid for in advance.
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